264 ALLIACEAE 
9. Allium arenícola Small. Bulbs nearly 1 cm. long, usually solitary, with fibrous 
outer coats, the fibers loosely woven: leaves basal; blades very narrowly linear, becoming 
almost filiform, about as long as the scape or shorter: scapes sometimes several together, 
1-3 dm. tall, more or less curved: umbels erect, 10-30-flowered : pedicels 5-10 mm. long, 
slender : perianth deep pink, not tubular: sepals and petals linear or narrowly linear-lan- 
ceolate, about 4-5 mm. long, acute or acuminate, very delicate : filaments dilated below : 
capsules lobed, the valves not crested. 
In sandy soil, Arkansas, the Indian Territory, Mississippi and Texas. Spring. 
10. Allium Hélleri Small. Bulbs ovoid, usually 2 together, with fibrous outer coats, 
but the fibers closely woven: Leaves basal; blades linear, 1-2 dm. long: scapes as long 
as the leaves or overtopping them, terete or nearly so: bracts 2-3, ovate or ovate-lanceo- 
late: umbel erect, few- or many-flowered : pedicels slender, 8-15 mm. long, erect or ascend- 
ing: perianth white or rose-colored, 6-7 mm. long, tubular: sepals and petals oblong- 
lanceolate to elliptic, rather blunt, relatively firm: filaments granular, barely dilated 
above the base : capsules 3-5 mm. broad, included, the valves crestless. 
On prairies, usually in dry soil, Nebraska to Colorado, Texas and Arizona. Spring. 
11. Allium Cuthbértii Small. Bulbs ovoid, with coarse-fibrous outer coats: leaves 
basal; blades narrowly linear, 1-3 dm. long, slightly channeled : scapes usually solitary, 
mostly longer than the leaves: umbel erect, often 10-30-flowered, subtended by 2-3 very 
delicate long-acuminate bracts: pedicels slender or filiform, 2-2.5 em. long: perianth 
white: sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, 6-9 mm. long, acuminate, delicately striate : 
filaments subulate above a dilated base which is somewhat coherent with the sepals and 
petals : capsules 4-5 mm. wide, the valves crested. 
In sand, Georgia and Florida. Spring. 
2. VALIDALLIUM Small. 
Scapose herbs giving off a strong alliaceous odor, with clustered bulbs. Leaves basal, 
mostly 2-3: blades relatively broad, appearing before the scape, thickish. Scape simple. 
Flowers perfect, in a terminal umbel subtended by 2 bracts. Perianth white or pale, per- 
sistent: sepals and petals distinct or nearly so. Stamens 6: filaments slender : anthers open- 
ing introrsely. Ovary sessile, 3-celled : stigma depressed. Ovules solitary in each cavity. 
Capsule loculicidal, 3-lobed. 
1. Validallium tricóccum ( Ait.) Small. Bulbs clustered, with fleshy-membranous 
outer coats: leaves 2, basal, vernal, disappearing before the flowers appear; blades oblong 
to oblong-elliptic, 1-3 dm. long, acute, tapering into petiole-like bases : scapes 1-4 dm. tall, 
often curved, terete: umbel erect, subtended by 2 bracts: pedicels numerous, 1-1.5 cm. 
long, nearly straight: perianth white: sepals and petals oblong to oval, 6-7 mm. long, 
obtuse : filaments subulate-lanceolate, about as long as the perianth : capsules 3-lobed, about 
6 mm. broad : seeds globose, about 3 mm. in diameter, black, smooth and shining. [Allium 
tricoccum Ait. ] 
In moist woods and on hillsides, New Brunswick to Minnesota and Georgia. Summer. 
3. NOTHOSCORDIUM Kunth, 
Scapose herbs resembling Allivm, but without the characteristic odor. Bulbs mem- 
branous coated. Leaves basal: blades narrow. Scape topped by a simple few-rayed umbel, 
this subtended by 2 bracts. Flowers perfect. Perianth yellow, greenish or white, withering 
but persistent: sepals and petals 6, narrow, l-nerved, distinct or nearly so. Stamens 6, 
adnate to the base of the sepals and petals: filaments subulate or filiform : anthers narrow: 
opening introrsely. Ovary 3-celled : style filiform, jointed near the base: stigma capitate. 
Ovules several in each cavity. Capsule 3-celled or 3-lobed, loculicidal. Seeds black, 
angled, or flattened. 
1. Nothoscordium bivalve (L.) Britton. Bulbs 1-2 em. long: leaves basal ; blades 
narrowly linear, 1-4 dm. long: scapes 1-4 dm. tall, commonly overtopping the leaves: 
umbel erect, subtended by several membranous acute or acuminate bracts, 3-15-flowered : 
pedicels slender, 2-5 em. long, straight : perianth white, delicate : sepals and petals oblong- 
lanceolate or narrowly oblong, acute, 10-12 mm. long: filaments shorter than the perianth : 
capsules obovoid or rarely broader than high, 4-6 mm. long. [Allium striatum Jacq. ] 
In sandy soil, Virginia to Nebraska, Florida, Texas and Mexico. Spring. FALSE GARLIC. 
